Community

Making the City of Doral a safe community in which the common good prevails is one of the goals its inhabitants share. This was precisely the topic addressed in the latest ‘Coffee with the Community’ hosted by Doral Family Journal.

We live in a consumer society in which comfort prevails above everything else. This makes us forget the impact of our actions on collective issues. A good example of this is the amount of waste we produce in Miami-Dade, a problem created by all of us that was made evident with the controversy surrounding Covanta’s waste-to-energy facility.

For every three women, one is believed to experience domestic violence in their lifetime, while one in every four men would. These numbers were revealed in the forum ‘Choosing Love Not Abuse: Healthy Relationships Over Domestic Violence’

The cancellation of ARPA, which for a little more than two years helped it keep afloat, would be a hard hit for the owners of subsidized childcare centers, as well as for childcare workers, the families who depend on them and, ultimately, for the country’s economy.

Medley’s Mayor, Roberto Martell, presented the keys to the city to Doral Family Journal for their ongoing support and contributions to various community events over the past few years.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and another opportunity to reaffirm that prevention continues to be the best way to fight against this type of cancer, considered the most common one among women nationwide.

Hispanic immigrants and Americans of Hispanic descent are “stirring up the melting pot” that is the US, and they have achieved great strides over the years, making economic and social progress,…